3552 Don Quixote (1983 SA)

NEO ⇩ IMP ⇩ COV ★ EPH ⇩ OBS
Orbital Elements
Epoch (TDB)2025-11-21 (JD 2461000.5)
Eccentricity (e)0.7072875786 ± 8.71e-09
Semi-major axis (a)4.2696278542 AU ± 8.61e-09
Inclination (i)31.05177834° ± 2.42e-06
Long. of Asc. Node (Ω)349.96695975° ± 3.67e-06
Arg. of Perihelion (ω)316.49470978° ± 3.90e-06
Mean Anomaly (M)308.25968398° ± 1.98e-06
Mean Motion (n)0.1117190519°/day ± 3.38e-10
Perihelion dist (q)1.24977311 AU ± 3.73e-08
Aphelion dist (Q)7.28948260 AU ± 4.00e-08
Orbital Period8.82236527 yr ± 2.67e-08
Physical Parameters
H (abs. magnitude)13.03
G (slope)0.15
Orbit Solution
SourceIAA
Solution Date2026-05-31
RMS Residual0.245″
Uncertainty0
Orbit TypeAmor
MOID0.341299 AU
Observations Used1481
Oppositions38
Arc Total1983-2026
First Observation Used1983-09-10
Last Observation Used2026-04-08
Observations (1612)
Date Type RA Dec Mag Band Observatory
2026-02-18 07:30:42 C 12 10 48.218 -06 34 50.66 V W68
2026-02-19 00:54:20 C 12 10 19.406 -06 35 37.03 V M22
2026-02-19 00:58:16 C 12 10 19.310 -06 35 37.32 V M22
2026-02-19 01:28:18 C 12 10 18.439 -06 35 38.76 V M22
2026-02-19 01:36:47 C 12 10 18.202 -06 35 39.44 V M22
2026-02-19 18:36:30 C 12 09 49.482 -06 36 25.21 V D29
2026-02-19 18:56:52 C 12 09 48.874 -06 36 25.75 V D29
2026-02-19 19:17:13 C 12 09 48.268 -06 36 26.41 V D29
2026-02-20 16:49:02 C 12 09 11.135 -06 37 16.25 V D29
2026-02-20 17:09:24 C 12 09 10.534 -06 37 17.14 V D29
2026-02-20 17:29:46 C 12 09 09.926 -06 37 17.82 V D29
2026-02-23 11:30:04 C 12 07 10.313 -06 39 21.31 V T08
2026-02-23 11:32:43 C 12 07 10.205 -06 39 21.49 V T08
2026-02-23 11:38:05 C 12 07 10.051 -06 39 21.67 V T08
2026-02-23 12:11:01 C 12 07 08.995 -06 39 22.36 V T08
2026-02-24 07:04:11 C 12 06 33.214 -06 39 47.63 V W68
2026-02-24 07:08:07 C 12 06 33.065 -06 39 48.35 V W68
2026-02-24 07:40:23 C 12 06 32.035 -06 39 48.78 V W68
2026-02-24 07:47:42 C 12 06 31.798 -06 39 49.00 V W68
2026-03-08 05:25:08 C 11 56 20.68 -06 39 55.1 W94
2026-03-08 05:34:08 C 11 56 20.35 -06 39 55.0 W94
2026-03-08 05:43:03 C 11 56 19.97 -06 39 54.6 W94
2026-03-08 23:16:05 C 11 55 38.638 -06 39 30.06 V M22
2026-03-08 23:19:59 C 11 55 38.506 -06 39 30.06 V M22
2026-03-08 23:29:06 C 11 55 38.117 -06 39 29.92 V M22
2026-03-08 23:44:59 C 11 55 37.490 -06 39 29.66 V M22
2026-03-10 11:52:50 C 11 54 11.138 -06 38 33.98 X F52
2026-03-10 12:08:44 C 11 54 10.485 -06 38 33.52 X F52
2026-03-10 12:24:29 C 11 54 09.840 -06 38 33.04 X F52
2026-03-11 17:39:45 C 11 52 58.922 -06 37 35.08 V P07
2026-03-11 18:28:41 C 11 52 56.887 -06 37 33.82 V P07
2026-03-11 18:53:34 C 11 52 55.872 -06 37 32.56 V P07
2026-03-11 20:02:44 C 11 52 53.014 -06 37 30.58 V P07
2026-03-11 20:03:48 C 11 52 52.970 -06 37 30.50 V P07
2026-03-11 20:53:26 C 11 52 50.918 -06 37 27.77 V P07
2026-03-11 22:27:11 C 11 52 47.273 -06 37 25.28 V M22
2026-03-11 22:29:08 C 11 52 47.172 -06 37 25.28 V M22
2026-03-11 22:33:02 C 11 52 47.045 -06 37 24.71 V M22
2026-03-11 22:40:12 C 11 52 46.766 -06 37 24.53 V M22
2026-03-12 17:28:38 C 11 52 00.511 -06 36 44.82 V P07
2026-03-12 17:54:09 C 11 51 59.422 -06 36 44.28 V P07
2026-03-12 18:28:17 C 11 51 57.998 -06 36 42.77 V P07
2026-03-12 19:00:05 C 11 51 56.666 -06 36 41.26 V P07
2026-03-12 19:22:50 C 11 51 55.711 -06 36 40.50 V P07
2026-03-12 19:24:20 C 11 51 55.639 -06 36 40.57 V P07
2026-03-12 19:50:39 C 11 51 54.552 -06 36 39.46 V P07
2026-03-12 19:51:32 C 11 51 54.506 -06 36 39.82 V P07
2026-03-13 06:57:53 C 11 51 27.227 -06 36 17.39 V G96
2026-03-13 07:05:19 C 11 51 26.914 -06 36 17.14 V G96
2026-03-13 07:12:48 C 11 51 26.604 -06 36 16.70 V G96